Feeding attachment for crown-cork-making machines.



A. BOGDANFFY. PENDING ATTACHMENT PON CROWN CONN MAKING MAGHXNBS.

1,055,126. Patented M3114, 191;:

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Eig-3 APPLICATION FILED JUNE?. 1912.

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A. BOGDANPFY.

FEEDIHG ATTACHMENT FOB CROWN CORK MAKING MACHINES. ArrLxoAnox rILnn :uns '1, 1912.

3.5@55126 Patented Mar. d., 3,913.

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STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Laxman B oeDNrFmos NEW Yoran,

' co., oF--BnooxLYN, NEW 'Yonxg Y., ASSIGNOR. TO INTERNATIONAL CORK YA CORPORATION 0]?I NEW YORK.

Boo nNrrr, a subject4 of the -King of Hungary, andresident of the city of New York, lin the county of Kings and State of New York, have inventedcertain newand useful Imroveinents, in Feeding Attachments for rown-Cork-Making Machines, of which the following is a specification.

l,Be it known lthat I, ALNANDER -The presentinvention relates to the manufacture of bottle closuies A'of the class known as crown cork sealing caps or closures, and more particularly to means for feeding the metallic parts or caps of the closure to the assembling devices of the machine.

Hcretofore, as far as known, the metallic caps were fed by hand or automatically through a chate onto a rotary transporting plate` which conveyed the same in their inverted positions one by one into recesses or pockets of a toothed wheel, to which intermittent rotary movement was imparted. rlhe wheel carried the crowns to a disk cuttin device, where they received impervious dis ts, to be transported then 'by another toothed wheel tothe other parts of the machine. It has been found that,'wlien the inverted caps are conveyed by the rotary transporting plate to-the toothed wheel, it often happens that the intermittent rotary movement of said toothedwheel starts before the cap is in its proper position, where-y by the saine is either thrown backward onto the rotary transporting plate or crushed. In the first case one of the recesses or pockets'in the toothed wheel remains empty, causingtliereby serious trouble, and in the second case the machine must be stopped in' order to remove the crushed cap or caps from the mechanism.

One of the objects of the present iiivention is to obviate the defeats hereinbefore mentioned, and to provide a simple and effective feeding attachment, whereby the inverted caps arc seated in the recesses or pockets'of the toothed wheel automatically and in a reliable mauner.-

Another object` of the. invention is to produce avfeeding attacliment'which transports the ca ps from the chute immediately -into the-pockets or recesses ofthe toothed wheel, thereby doing away with the rotary transporting plate above-mentioned.

A further object of the invention is to Specication of l:Lettera Patent. Application med June 7,

Patented Mar. 4, 1913. `1912. serial No. 702,263.

.provide a feeding attachment which is aclftuated by a reciprocating part of the crown cork assembling machine and in such a manner that the feeding finder of the attaclunent is actuated during the feeding operation by a spring, therebyl preventing the breaking or crushing of the caps as the same are seated lin the pockets or recesses of the toothed wheel. i

With these' and other objects inview, which will more fully appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, thc same consists in the combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may be made in the size and proportion of the several parts and minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

One of the many possible embodiments of theinventiou is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a' portion of a crown cork seal manufacturing machine with the attachment embodying the resent invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation o a portin of the device shown in Fig. 1; Fig. :l is'a plan view of the attachment with the adjacent parts of the crown cork seal manufacturing machine; Fig. 4 is a side elevaa front elevation of the same; Fig. (l is a section taken on line 6 6 of Fig. 8; and Fig. 7 is a section taken on line 7--7 of ii the drawingsl only so much of the Icrown cork making niiicliiiie is shown as is necessary to understand the operation of the attachment, which forms the subject matter of the present application.

The crown cork making machine includes .a horizontal frame. member or table 10, which is su ported by legs or standards 11, the lat-ter being attached in any suitabhx manner to the floor. The inverted metallic caps of the crown corks arefed by means hereinafter to be described to the recesses or pockets of a toothed wheel 12, which is attached above the table 10 to a vertical shaft. 13, to which intermittent rotary motion is imparted in the direction of the arrow shown tion of the device shown in Fig. B; Fig. 5 is in Figjrfih1min biyfy Suitable' means,l which.; have notv the inverted" cap; 'iThe; paper' strip .from

which" the disks' arecut' iswound. upon a-I reel 15, which-is suitabl' 'ournaled i'nthelframc of the=machine; ang-'gram' which the strip is conductedI intoa: guide l'nto-"pass between feedin ,rollers L7, which are"`ournaled} also in'the ame'othemachineyheupperone of these feeding-'rollers-isshown in* Fig. 1'I of the drawings, its spindle 18being jour naled in a bearlng 19, andfcarries'at its-'outer enda-bevel gear 20, meshingwith asimilar gear 21, uponthe shaft 22 of which is mounted another bevel gear 23 in mesh witha similar'gear 24, which latter is attachedto the shaft"V 13 ofthe wheel=12.' Obviouslythe feeding rollers will thus rotateintermittently and; advance the paper strip-totlie cutting means 25. The cutting means comprises ay tubular eutter'26, which is secured in any suitable manner'to an: arm" 27, thc latter being slidably arranged* in vertical gnideways28l of,l a-l bracket 29, which'is held upon the table 10. The -arm-27 ispivotally engagedby an actuatingIrodO, which is re-v ciprocatedy by the intermediary off: any suitable mechanism fromthe main driving shaft' of' the machine: The cutter 26`rperforms the cuttin operation while'movin downward'and urm the time atwhich t 'e'wheel 12 is at'rest; he paper 'strip,gon theother hand, is fedtto the-cutter during'the movement ofsaidwheel.

Thelcaps are fedl to thepockets of the toothed" wheel? by an attachment` which 1 comprisesia substantially T-shapedbase late .'11, the head 82of which is arc-'shape itsV curvature .conforming vto that ofthe wheel 12. The base plate yis-attached, for'instance by means of screws 33, 33, to the table'lO, and is provided in the underface' of'its head 32 with aniarc-shaped recess 34, which accommodatesthe wheel'12 and'fforms, as vit were, a continuatonof' the guiding'passage 14 on the table Therecess 34 communi'- Cates-witha'channelf in the leg'32'- ofthe base plate, 'which'channel extends radiallyI to the recess B4'.

Inthe channel B51'is slidably arran ed a feeding'nger, provided with are uced portion`37, which engages' a'lOngitUdinal' slot38'inth'e lleg 32 ofthe b'ase plate, and is fastenedjior instance; .by-"means of screws 39,- 39, to aplate member 40which is providedupon-its inner end with un upwardly 'v extending post 41, which carries rollers 42,

begaan: shown in l the drawings for the reason:A that they, do not.

portions: of the'l caps and uiding passa e 14 irectly beneat i-the:

.42.. :Tothe post is attached a substantially horizontal -rod 43, for instance by means of a screw 44said rod being slidably arranged in substantially vertical vextensions 45 and 45 upon the ends of thebase plate 31.

The channel 35 in the leg 32 is provided 'withanr inlet 46, which communicates with the outlet of` a cap charging chute 47, to which' the caps are fed in their inverted po- -sitions automatically by any suitable means. The chute runs substantially atv right angles tothe longitudinal axis'otl the leg-32" of the basel plate,orin other words parallel with the tangent to the toot-hed wheel12'at that point.

At itsinnerend the head' 32 of the base plate is provided with two upwardly extending standnrds 48, 48, in wh1ch is mounted a rockin spindle 49, to which is attached adownwar ly extending fork-shaped actuating member 50, the prongs of which engage therollers 42, 42 upon the upwardly extending post' 41 of' the plate member 40. Againstthis post and the vertical extension 45|bears a spring 51, which is coiledupon the rod 43, said spring tending to force the fcedin finger 30 to its innermost position Itowar -the pockets of the wheel l2. To the spindle 49 1s furthermore keyed or otherwise-attached'an arm 52, carrying upon its free endv a roller 53, said roller being kept continuously in Contact by the s rm '51 with'. the cam shaped face 54' of a loc {'55, which is rigidly attached' by the intermedary'ofl a: connectingmember 56 -to the arm 27 ofY the tubular cutter 26. l

In Fig: 4 ofthe drawings the block-"55 is shown in its. lowermost position, in which the substantially.l vertical portion 57. of the cam shapedface=54 of' said block is held a substantial'distance beyond' the centero the roller 53; Obviously in moving the block upward, the-arm52'will be caused'to'move in the direction of the'arrowshownin Fig. 4' of the drawings in an arc-shaped; path, whereby the spint le 49'will be given a turn, thereby causing the fork-shaped actuating member, which bears against the rollers 42 u on the upwardly extending post of the p ate member 40, to shift the said'upwardly extending post and the parts connected therewith against the action of the spring 51 outward'toward the vertical extension 45. By this movement, the inlet of the channel 35I will be uncovered, andthe spring 51 com ressed.

T e operation ofthis device is as follows: The caps are fed in their inverted positions into the chute 47 automatically and slide ldowntoward the inlet`46 to the channel The intermittently moving wheel 12 is timed in' such a manner that whenever it stops, one of its recesses or pockets registers with the said channel While the tubular cutter 26 und the block 55 are moving upward, or

e5 ff L inother words theinoveiiient ofthe wheel i12, .thei substantially .vertical face 57i,

Fig. 4`-of :the drawingspby which. operationI r the `fork-'shaped'v actuatmg member l50 I`upon the spindle 49 will swing `toward t-he vertical ei:tension: 45, causing.v ;thereby the feedin finger :to move toward said extensionan to uncover the inlet t6-to the channel 35. Obviously the -.'sprin 2 lf.l is thereby compressed. As soon as teinlet'tovthe channel,

is uncovered, one ofl themetallic caps is fed into said channel infront of the feedin fin,-

ger by the Aweight of thoselabove it..` i hen4 the tubular. cutter andthe block 55. move downward, the arinLQ will be held for sometime byt the substantiallyivertical face 57 of said-block in its outermost position. When the block` is about toireach .its-lower.- most position, the roller 53 uponthe arm 52 is adapted to swing)` into contact with the curved face of the lock, releasing thereby the sprin 51, which willmove the feeding finger wit i the cap in frontof it toward the registering pocket in the wheel 12 and seat said cap iii said pocket; The'tubiilar cutter moves then again upward, the cap inthe pocket mentioned travels toward the cutter,

and the o eration now described is repeated.,

From tie foregoing, it will be seen that a sim le and effective .feeding attachment is pro iiced which seats the caps in the recesses or pocketsof the toothed wheel automati-` cally and in a vreliable manner. Theca s are transported by the said feeding attac ment -from the chute immediately into rthe pockets or recesses ofthe wheel without the intermediary of therotary transporting plates provided in devices heretofore in use.y

t is to be observed that, since the.,feeding fingerof the attachment isA actuatedbya spring, the breaking or crushing of the ca s as they are being seated in the pockets of t ie toothed wheel is effectively prevented. In other words if, for instance, an obstruction should be in the path of the caps, the latter will not be broken or crushed as the feeding finger is not actuated by a positively movinff device, but by a spring only, which, o? course, is normally too weak to crush ythe caps. y

Attention` is called to the fact that, while herein the attachment has been shown and described as being actuated by .the reciprocatin tubular cutter, the same may be operated y any other reciprocating elenient of the crown cork making machine. `Of course, the said element must move in unison with the wheel 12.

What I claim is 1. In a machine for making `composite bottle-sealin caps, the combination with an intermittently operated cap transporting wheel provided with pockets in its periphery, .of-a cap charging. chute, and spring actuated-.fee i ng means for seating each cap as soon as received from said chute into a pocket 'in said wheel when the latter stops.

2. In amachine for making composite `bottle-sealin caps, the combination with an intermittent operated cap transporting wheel rovided with pockets in its periphery,|o a plate havin -a-channel in alinement with one of sai pockets during each sto of-,saidv wliee1a ca charging chute leading to said clianne and a spring pressedfeeding finger directly engaging a cap-from said chute while said wheel is in motion and moving the said cap under the action of its spring in said channel when said wheel stops into the alining pocket in said wheel.

A3. In a machine for making composite bottle-sealin caps, the combination with an intermittent operated cap transporting wheel rovidled with pockets in its periphery, o a plate havin a channel in alinement with one of sai pockets during each stop of said wheel, a cap charging chute lea ing .to said channel, a spring actuated feeding finger slidably arranged in said channel and adapted to close the communication between said channel and said chute, and means for shifting said feeding finger so as to open a communication between said channel and said chute, whereby a single cap is fedinto said channel in front of said feeding finger while said trans orting wheel is in motion, said means ren erin at the same time the s ring acting upon said finger operative and a lowing thesaine to act when said wheel stops, whereby said feedin finger seats the said cap in said channelginio the alining pocket in said wheel.

4. In a machine for making composite bottle-sealing caps, the combination with an intermittently operated cap transporting wheel irovided with pockets in its periphery, o a plate havin a channel iii alinement with one of sai pockets during each stop of said wheel, a cap charging chute leading to said channel, a spring actuated feeding finger slidably arran ec in said channel and adapted to close tie coininiinication between said channel and said chute, and means operated b a reciprocating elenient of the machine or shifting said feeding finger so as to open a communication between said channel and said chute, whereby a single cap is fed'into said channel in front of said feeding finger while said transporting wheel is in motionsaid means rendering at the same time the spring acting upon said finger operative and allowing the same to act when said wheel stops, whereby said feeding fin er seats the said cap in said channel into t ic alining pocket in said wheel.

5. In a machine for making composite bottle-se'alig'ctipg th'lcoinbination.' with: anl intermitteii'tdy operatedxf'; capjf transporting: wheel" 'rbvi edw'ith pockets in itS"f-,periph= ery', "o "i va* plate"v hav'in -1ai`%'channel=in'f aline`- menti' with one of! sai Y pockets during? ea'ch stopt 'of said"wheel,x a cap`= charging chute@ leading? to'` said.' channel',4l a-*sprin "actuated feeding`v Viiiiger "sli'dablyfy Iarrange -in saidy channel@ and* adapted "to close f the communi#L ca'tion'#betweenA saidf channel andi said chute, a rockin 'fsliaftg aiiactuatingfinember uponl .said sha t iiix ena'gement with said finger, an aria -upo'n sai shaft',.and meansfo'r'rocle. ing" saidarr'n inone direction while ysaidf wheelt is? moving,`A thereby shiftingl said iingerv yso a'st'oopen' a' coinn'iunicationl between said channeland said cliu'te, wheieb a sin gie cap is fed into said channel in'f rontlof saidv eeding'finger and'the'sprin'g acting upon' saidfinger is rendered' operat1ve,'-said arm-'moving vinthe otherdirection when saidwheelstops,- allowing 'thereby the spring to act, whereby said feedin 'finger seats the said; ca in' saidcharme into the alining pocket in' said wheel. l

6. In a" machine for making composite hottle-sealingcaps, the combination withan intermittently operated cap 'transporting' wheel Jrovided with pockets iniitsiperiphery, ofI a plate having a channel inI aline-l nient with one of said pockets during each stop ofv said wheel,A a cap charging chute leading to said channel, a spring? actuated' feeding! finer slidably arranged' in said channel an' adaptedI to close-the communicationl between sa'id chaiinel-'andsaid chute, a rocking shaft, an" actuating member' upon said shaft inl en a ement withsaidfinger, an arm-upon sai vs iaftfand means operated by a reciprocating element ofthe machine for rocking'said'arm in one directionf'while said wheel is moving, thereby shifting said' fingerso as toA open 'a"'comiminieat.ion be'l tween'said channelandisaid chiite, whereby a single cap 4is' fed 'finto' said" channel in front of said 'feedingfin e'ra'nd thespring acting upon' said finger `1s"rendei"ed operative, said a'rm moving inthe otherdirection when said wheel stops;` allowing-therebytlie spring to'act', whereby" said feeding' nger seatsy the saidE capin" said channel into'the alini'ngpocketl in said wheel.

7. In' a machine for makingv composite bottle'sealin'g caps, the combination withf a horizontal table' having'an arc#shaped'guid ing'passage,y of aninte'rmitt'ently o erated cap transporting' wheel provide( with pockets'in its" riphery, a substantially -T- shaped bas`e= p ate provided" nfthe underface of its head'with' an: arc-shaped recess which accommodates the vsaid wheel and formsa'continiiation of the guiding 'passage on said table, sa'idi recess' communicating with a channel in the leg of said base plate,

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isaidfchannellextendingl radially to said' rclcessand being' in alinementwith'one of said pocketsvdnring eaehlstop of said'wheel, a capI charging-chute f leading to f said channel,

'- and?v laf-spring ypressed feeding finger' directly enga i'nga' cap from saidchute whilelsaid whee is in motion 'and moving the said cap' under; the action of' itsspring in' said channel whensaid wheel stops into" the alining pocket: in'said wheel i 8. In a' machine for making composite bottlelsealinvfca s; the combination with a horizontal'tiible iiaving an arc-shaped guiding1passage,1'of an intermittently o rated cap2 'transporting wheel provide with pockets inits periphery, a' substantially T- shaped base p ate provided in the= underfaoe' of its -headwith anv arc-shaped' recess which accommodates the saidl wheel and forms ar continuation of the guiding passage on said table, said recess communicating with a channelv in the leg of said base plate, said channel extending radially to said recess and being in alinement with one of said pockets during each stop of said wheel, a

'cap charging' chute leading to said channel,

a spring actuated feeding finger slidably arrange( in saidv channel and adapted to close the communication between said channel andsaid chute, and means for shifting said feeding finger so as to open a communication between said channel and said chute, whereby a single cap is fed int-o said channel in front' ofv said feeding finger while said trans orting wheel is in motion, said means ren ering at the same time the s ring acting upon said iiiiger operative and a lowing the'same t'oactwhen said wheel stops, whereby said feedin finger seats the'said capin said 'channel into the alining pocket in said'wheel.

9. In a machine for making composite bottle'sealing ca s, the combination with a horizontalt'able iiaving an arc-shaped guiding passage, of an intermittently operated cap transporting wheel provide( with pockets in its eriphery, a substantially T- shaped hase pate provided in the underface of its head with an arc-shaped recess which"accominodates the said wheel and forms'n continuation of the guiding passage on said table, said recess communicating with a channel in the leg of said base plate, said channel extendingradially to said recess'aiid being in alinenient with one of said pockets duringleach stop of said wheel, a cap charging chute leading to said channel,

a" spring actuated feeding finger slidably arranged in said channel and adapted to close the communication between Said channel and said chute, a rockin T shaft, an actuating member upon said iliaft in engagement with said finger, an arm ii )on said shaft, and means for rocking said arm in lll) v one direction While said wheel 'is moving,

thereby shifting said finger so as to open a eommunlcation between said channel and said chute, whereby a single cap is fed into lowing thereby the spring to act, whereby 110 said feeding inger seats the said cap in said channel into the Wheel. v

Signed at New York, in the county of Kings and State of New York, this 26th day of April, A. i9. 1912. f

ALEXANDER BQGDNFFY.

rWitnesses SIGMUND HERZOG, TM. KLINK. e

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